Definition of rumor

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Rumor (n.) A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety..

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Rumble :: Rumble (n.) A noisy report; rumor.
Hearsay :: Hearsay (n.) Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another.
Rumorer :: Rumorer (n.) A teller of news; especially, one who spreads false reports..
Indorsement :: Indorsement (n.) Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct..
Fame :: Fame (n.) Public report or rumor.
Rumor :: Rumor (n.) A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety..
Gossip :: Gossip (n.) The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.
On Dit :: On dit (n.) A flying report; rumor; as, it is a mere on dit..
Noise :: Noise (n.) Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion; rumor; report.
Ugly :: Ugly (superl.) Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer..
Rumor :: Rumor (n.) A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified..
Sough :: Sough (v. i.) Hence, a vague rumor or flying report..
Afloat :: Afloat (adv. & a.) Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat..
Prevalence :: Prevalence (n.) The quality or condition of being prevalent; superior strength, force, or influence; general existence, reception, or practice; wide extension; as, the prevalence of virtue, of a fashion, or of a disease; the prevalence of a rumor..
Report :: Report (v. t.) A story or statement circulating by common talk; a rumor; hence, fame; repute; reputation..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies..
Talk :: Talk (n.) Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war..
Starched :: Star-chamber (n.) An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolished by the Long Parliament in 1641..
Rumorous :: Rumorous (a.) Of or pertaining to a rumor; of the nature of rumors.
Rumor :: Rumor (v. t.) To report by rumor; to tell.
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